Kristen Koh Goldstein, Scalus CEO, talks about the top 5 ways to promote better team collaboration driving empowerment, efficiency and productivity. This content was featured on HR.com: http://www.hr.com/en/magazines/all_articles/fostering-team-collaboration-top-5-ways-to-do-it_ij2iy8n2.html WorkBetter with Scalus Scalus offers an all-in-one solution for workflow, process automation, and communication to streamline business operations and eliminate redundant tasks. The simple to adopt platform and innovative interface is loved by thousands and integrated across dozens of systems.

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Top 5 Ways to do it
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2. Fostering Team Collaboration
Here are the top 5 five ways to foster team collaboration in your organization >
What do the The Fantastic 4, X-Men, The Avengers and The Expendables all have in
common?
They are teams of individuals utilizing their combined talents to achieve a common goal.
When thinking of teamwork in any organization, consider collaboration; building and investing
in a team is vital to its success. One of the best acronyms for team is: Together Everyone
Achieves More.
Fostering collaboration through tools enables efficiency and reduces the risk of human error.
Equipping team members for robust participation is a great starting point in revamping any
company culture to focus on collaboration.

3. 1. Communicate Company Expectations
Collaboration should be a minimum standard.
Defining the roles and responsibilities of the team is critical to avoid cross orders. Each team
member should also understand their position and the responsibilities required of them. An
environment that allows each team member to take responsibility for a good or bad outcome
supports trans-parity.
At Scalus, we have designed a workflow product that empowers employees, ensuring the
success of the teams by providing streamlined collaboration in every department.

4. 2. Setting Team Goals
Measure What Matters.
Measurable goals that can be reviewed on a weekly, monthly quarterly or annual basis gets
the team to focus on individual efforts, aligning the desired outcome within the team and
gives them all a common goal to achieve. At times, the goals set may need to be re-evaluated,
but always make sure the goals set are attainable.
Setting up a team to fail is never good for company morale. Publishing the outcome and
celebrating the wins while learning from the failures, keeps the team accountable and
motivated.

5. 3. Encourage Creativity
Democratize Creativity, Don’t Discourage It.
Allowing team members to brainstorm and question in a non-judgmental environment gets
the creative juices flowing. Encouraging the team to look at any obstacle as conquerable will
only build innovation for the business and set you apart from the rest.
Nurturing a “can do” attitude within the team and asking why, or why not, regularly is a good
leadership trait. Cultivating a creative atmosphere also encourages character development
and shows your valued employees that you believe in them and invest in their future with the
organization.

6. 4. Building Cohesion
End the Blame Game… Processes + Priority = Productivity.
Workflow software is great for building cohesion; each team member can arrive to work each
morning, open an email that is their daily digest and see exactly what their tasks are that
need to be completed that day. The days of sifting through a full inbox to prioritize work and
check to see what your other team members have completed are over.
Workflow collaboration tools provide a dashboard of status updates and every project is
lined up with tasks assigned to the relevant team member. When tasks complete, the baton
is automatically handed to the next team member notifications and deadlines ensuring each
team member can be successful, accountable, and the team as a whole in tracking to achieve
the common goal, efficiently.
No more blame game, finger pointing, or pieces falling through the cracks.

7. 5. Leveraging Strengths
The Endless Pursuit of Happiness.
Positioning each team member for success is vital to retention of quality staff. So when
building a team, make sure to assign them the tasks each team member will be successful in.
Giving incentives to individuals and team accomplishments should be done to celebrate and
recognize the wins.

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workflow, process automation, and
communication to streamline business
operations and eliminate redundant tasks.
The simple-to-adopt platform is loved by
thousands and integrated across dozens of
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backed by Google Ventures, Sherpa Capital
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9. Kristen Koh Goldstein
CEO, Scalus
“Fostering Team Collaboration: Top 5 Ways to do it”
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